PEC students’ audio guide app to aid touristsIn keeping with its motto to explore, innovate and excel, students of the PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh, have developed an audio guide application for the Chandigarh Administration.

Badnore to take up IIT status for PEC with CentreThe move to upgrade the PEC University of Technology as an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has gained momentum once again with UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore showing keen interest in getting the IIT status approved from the Centre.

PEC varsity team designs animal repellentThe PEC Centre for Excellence in Industrial and Product Designing has designed two models of animal repellent, one of which can be mounted on a two-wheeler while the other can be used on a walking stick. She said taking note of these problems, the device was designed by five members — two faculty members and three students. The university would apply for the patent of this product so that it could be made available to the public.

PEC team wins drone-making competitionEngineering students demonstrated their skills at assembling and operating unmanned aerial (UAVs) vehicles at Flytron at a two-day national-level competition on design and flying UAVs which concluded at the PECUniversity of Technology here today.